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Authors: R. A. Saleh, A. Gimba, A. Adeleke, A. Usman

Abstract:

One fossil fuel used to generate electricity is coal, a nonrenewable energy source. Despite its utility, many individuals steer avoid coal, often overlooking its significance. Notably, coal is considered to contain notable amounts of rare metals, which serve as basic materials in the production of renewable energy. The occurrence of rare metals in Garin Maiganga Coal Deposit was analyzed using ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry), 16 rare metals were determined in the coal: cesium (Cs), gold, platinum, osmium, iridium, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, tellurium, rhenium, indium, tantalum, tungsten, gallium, lithium, and cobalt. The results indicated the occurrence of Cs in all three decarbonized coal ash samples. The objective of this study is to expand the data necessary for initiating metal recovery experiments. The focus is on using ICP-OES to measure the concentration of these metals in Garin Maiganga coal resource in Gombe, Nigeria. In order to do this, the contents of rare metals were detected, and the economic values of the elements were explored.

Keywords: Coal, Maiganga, rare metals, ICP-OES.

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